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Will It Blow?: Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens
by Elizabeth Rusch  Publisher Comments Mount St. Helens is a master of disguises, adept at sending out false clues. Can anyone figure out what's going on with this active volcano in Washington State? This illustrated book presents a wealth of easily digested information -- covering...
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Trout Are Made of Trees
by April Pulley Sayre Publisher Comments How can a leaf become a fish? Join two young children and their dads to find out, as they observe life in and around a stream. Energetic collage art and simple, lyrical text depict the ways plants and animals are connected in the food web. Back matter...
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The Tree in the Ancient Forest
by Carol Reed Jones Publisher Comments The remarkable web of plants and animals living around a single old fir tree takes on a life of its own. The repetitive verse aptly portrays the amazing ways in which inhabitants depend upon one another for survival. Includes a guide to the forest...
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Salmon Stream (Sharing Nature with Children Book)
by Carol Reed Jones Publisher Comments This portrait of the salmon--how it is born in a stream, migrates to live in the ocean, and eventually returns to spawn--is packed with information for readers of all ages who want to learn more about the salmon and how to help the species survive...
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Volcano: the Eruption and Healing of Mount ST. Helens
by Patricia Lauber Publisher Comments "This is a spectacular book; Lauber's narrative describing the eruption, aftermath, and gradual return of life to the Mount St. Helens slopes devastated by the 1980 eruption is anchored with stellar color photographs that show each phase of the...
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Salmon Creek
by Annette Lebox Publisher Comments The brief life of Sumi, a coho salmon, is the subject of this lyrical picture book. All phases of Sumi's life are shown, from her trip downriver to the ocean; to her time as a mature fish swimming in the great seas; to the most mysterious period in her...
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Beavers (Kids Can Press Wildlife)
by Deborah Hodge Publisher Comments The "Kids Can Press Wildlife Series" delivers the facts on North America's wild animals in a clear and accessible format for young children. Perfect for first projects, these books reveal where and how wild animals live, raise their young, how they grow,...
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O Is for Orca: An Alphabet Book
by Art Wolfe Publisher Comments Art Wolfe's stunning color wildlife and nature photographs teach young children the alphabet while giving them a sense of wonder and appreciation about the bounty of nature. The old-fashioned A is for Apple is replaced by A is for Auklet. F is for Fir...
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Northwest Animal Babies
by Andrea Helman Publisher Comments Is there anything cuter than a baby animal? Here, wee ones of the Northwest animal world -- including wolves, foxes, sea otters, cougars, and crows -- are portrayed in stunning images from world-renowned photographer Art Wolfe. His ability to capture a...
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Trout, Trout, Trout: (A Fish Chant)
by April Pulley Sayre Publisher Comments This delightful, hilarious "fish chant" will have fish lovers laughing at the antics this author and illustrator imagine underwater. The jaunting text begs to be "chanted" out loud--if you can get through it without giggling! Wacky, bold illustrations...
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The Tree
by Dana Lyons Publisher Comments There is a river flowing near me, and I?ve watched that river change and grow. For eight hundred years I have lived here, through the wind, the fire, and the snow. This powerful song of an ancient Douglas fir celebrates the age-old cycle of life in the...
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Salmon Forest
by David T. Suzuki Publisher Comments One fall day, Kate goes with her father, a fish biologist, to the river where he works -- a river in the Pacific rain forest -- the "salmon forest, " as he calls it. Together they watch the sockeye salmon returning to the river to spawn, and witness a...
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Beaver (Life Cycle of A...)
by Bobbie Kalman Publisher Comments Describes the habitat, life cycle, social behavior, and physical characteristics of beavers....
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Lootas, the Little Wave Eater: An Orphaned Sea Otter's Story
by Clare Hodgso Meeker Publisher Comments An engaging, true-life account of an Alaskan sea otter pup's rescue and adoption by the Seattle Aquarium.<P>Lootas, Little Wave Eater tells the story of a four-week-old orphaned sea otter that was adopted by the Seattle Aquarium. Color photographs...
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The Brook Book
by Jim Arnosky Publisher Comments A babbling brook may seem peaceful on the surface, but look closerits full of life! A crayfish pokes among the pebbles for food. A salamander sits on a smooth stone. Over there, a small catfish darts around in a slow pool. Acclaimed naturalist and author...
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Salmon (Kids Can Press Wildlife)
by Deborah Hodge Publisher Comments When salmon are ready to spawn, they struggle upstream to their birthplace. Their remarkable journey is just one of the twelve topics discussed in this clearly written look at the two main kinds of salmon -- Pacific salmon and Atlantic salmon. Kids can...
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Siwiti
by Alexandra Morton Publisher Comments Siwiti is the story of the first year in the life of a killer whale born in the waters off the west coast of Canada. Surrounded and protected by her family, the little orca's life is full of excitement and adventure.<P>Siwiti explores the inlets...
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Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story
by Maggie De Vries Publisher Comments Many times in her 177 years, Big Fish has come close to death. Stalked by panners in the gold rush, nearly crushed in 1913's rockslide, almost stranded when the lake drained into the river in 1924, and threatened by a mysterious disease in the 1990s, Big...
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Deer, Moose, Elk & Caribou (Kids Can Press Wildlife)
by Deborah Hodge Publisher Comments Through realistic, full-color illustrations and simple, accessible text, youngsters learn about the unique lives of deer, moose and caribou....
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1, 2, 3 Moose (Counting Books)
by Andrea Helman Publisher Comments Eminent photographer Art Wolfe's images of moose, cougars, mallards, and sea lions are a wonderful visual aid for children learning to count. Wolfe, a longtime contributor to National Geographic, draws inspiration from his home region, the Pacific...
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